A U.S. district court ruling that Atlanta has no right to pull drinking water from Lake Lanier should serve as a wake-up call to state leaders concerned with economic development.

Peach State officials should respond with a three-pronged effort: Promoting other Georgia cities as potential sites for new and growing businesses; requiring stricter water conservation standards in new construction in metro Atlanta; and improving Georgia's water resource infrastructure.
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By Pam Geller:
I am a student of history. Professionally, I have written 15 books in six languages, and have studied history all my life. I think there is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis.

Yes, these exist but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus.
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A recent Associated Press hit job on Sarah Palin on apnews.myway.com by Rachel D'Oro, obviously no fan of the governor, refers to her as "the controversial hockey mom," several times referring to her as "controversial."
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